Awesome: Father and Son Graduate Morehouse Together
by Dr. Boyce Watkins This week, a father-son duo are going to do something special and extraordinary: They are going to graduate from Morehouse College together. Dorian Joyner Sr. will march with his oldest son, Dorian Jr. fulfilling a promise he made to himself a very long time ago. Joyner Sr. started at Morehouse [...]
Nathaniel Dancy Jr. was with his father, out shopping for shoes for school. The little boy then endured the kind of nightmare that no child should have to experience. His father suffered a stroke and aneurysm while driving the car. His father got the car pulled over, but he was incapacitated at that point. The [...]
Continue reading …Mother, Son Couldn’t Find Attorney in their Racism Case, so they Learned the Law Themselves
May 13, 2013 39 Comments
A mother and son claim that they were racially abused and say they had to learn the law because no one would take on their case. The case was against the Met, or the London Police, and they couldn’t find lawyers to help them because of a fear of retaliation. Dwain Mae, 23, and [...]
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A Houston mother who had her children taken away from her because CPS doubted her ability to protect them from their father is now worried for their safety. Lauryn Horton’s daughters have been living with a foster family for three months but she says the foster family is mistreating her children. Horton says that while [...]
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Kobe Bryant is in the middle of a major financial battle with his mother. The player says that his mother sold his stuff and didn’t ask for permission. Bryant issued a court filing in which he states that he never gave his mother permission to sell his old mementos from high school and he’s [...]
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When the tragedies of life hit us, they can often hit without mercy. A man in Michigan knows this all too well, as he is trying to find a way to provide for his family in the face of overwhelming odds. Sean Kelley is about to be homeless, along with his wife and nine children. [...]
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If there was anything on television that appeared to be making money, it was the hit TV show, “Basketball Wives.” But according to the Christian Post, which is citing various blogs, “Basketball Wives LA” is not going to be on the air next season after being canceled for low ratings. “There will NOT be a [...]
Continue reading …Michael Clarke Duncan’s Family Wants Omarosa Investigated for Getting Him to Change His Will
April 8, 2013 206 Comments
According to TMZ, the family of the late Michael Clarke Duncan‘s wants authorities to investigate his former girlfriend, Omarosa Manigault. The family seems to think that Omarosa tricked Michael into changing his will just a few months before his death. According to TMZ, the will leaves nearly everything to her. Judy Duncan, the sister of Mr. [...]
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Everyone seems to love Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith. The couple is one of the most powerful in all of Hollywood and are adored by fans around the world. One big source of fascination is their open marriage, which is legendary to those who’ve been following their marriage for the last 15 years. Jada appeared [...]
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Dr. Boyce: Should Oprah and Iyanla Be Teaching Men about Fatherhood?
May 5, 2013 213 Commentsby Dr. Boyce Watkins Someone forwarded me an email message from Oprah’s Life Class. In the email was a promotion for an important class on fatherhood. Oprah Winfrey and Iyanla Vanzant, one of the most empowered dynamic duos in television history, are seeking to lend support to the fatherless epidemic that has occurred in the [...]
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